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The closing price of AES Corp (NYSE: AES) was $12.93 for the day, up 0.94% from the previous closing price of $12.81. In other words, the price has increased by $0.94 from its previous closing price. On the day, 12.32 million shares were traded. AES stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.095 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.665.
Ratios:
Our analysis of AES’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.74 and its Current Ratio is at 0.82. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.46 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.79.
On May 20, 2025, Jefferies Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $9. Jefferies Downgraded its Buy to Hold on April 10, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $10.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AES now has a Market Capitalization of 9206806528 and an Enterprise Value of 45241802752. As of this moment, AES’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.76 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.708.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AES is 0.94, which has changed by -0.20185184 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18469036 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AES has reached a high of $20.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.83%.
Shares Statistics:
AES traded an average of 13.87M shares per day over the past three months and 8372040 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 711.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 708.50M. Insiders hold about 0.50% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.58% stake in the company. Shares short for AES as of 1755216000 were 32687786 with a Short Ratio of 2.36, compared to 1752537600 on 33825586. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 32687786 and a Short% of Float of 5.2800003.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.7, AES has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.70. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.054644804The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.48. The current Payout Ratio is 29.33% for AES, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-01 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-01. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-06-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for AES Corp (AES) reflects the collective analysis of 7.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.76, with high estimates of $1.0 and low estimates of $0.53.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.25 and $2.07 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.15. EPS for the following year is $2.29, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $2.76 and $2.07.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 3 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.35B to a low estimate of $3.02B. As of the current estimate, AES Corp’s year-ago sales were $3.29BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $3B. There is a high estimate of $3.14B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.88B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AES’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.27B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.78B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.02B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.28BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.62B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $14.98B and the low estimate is $10.56B.
